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Beyond the Briefs
“So you think you can f__k”
Published Thursday, 26-Aug-2010 in issue 1183
Get ready. Finally broadcast networks may have the green light to go one step further than their already sexually suggestive shows.
In 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the Federal Communications Commission has the power to regulate expletives on our public airwaves. However, the Court left it to a lower court to determine whether FCC policy banning expletives violated the First Amendment.
One dissenting justice said that it made no sense to be able to air commercials about “erectile dysfunction” but not show someone suffering from the condition, let alone an erection lasting “four hours.”
A few weeks ago the Third Circuit Court of Appeals agreed, striking down an FCC policy prohibiting “fleeting expletives.”
The court reasoned that the rules were overbroad. Broadcasters may not be subject to fines for showing female breasts on a PBS show about breast cancer, but might risk their licenses for showing the same set of breasts when the woman is walking bare-chested during a breast cancer walk.
Assuming the Supreme Court does not intervene, networks now have free reign to give viewers what they’ve been craving for, at least those who don’t have cable and satellite TV, where such fare has been available for decades.
Even before the court ruling, CBS had slated “$#*!T My Dad Says,” created by San Diegan Justin Halpern, author of the book, “Sh*t, My Dad Says.”
So expect CBS to change the title of that show to “Shit My Dad Says,” and look for these revamped shows:
“F—king With the Stars,” where celebrities are matched with experts in sexual intercourse. The duos engage in various forms of coitus for the voting audience. The judges include Paris Hilton, Pamela Sue Anderson and, of course, Conan O’Brien. The first two have made historic sex tapes, while Conan got screwed on national TV by NBC President Jeff Zucker.
“So You Think You Can Suck” features openly gay celebrities matched with adult male porn stars. Share the laughs as Sean Hayes (Jack McFarland of “Will & Grace” fame) is paired with aging gay porn star Jeff 12” Stryker. Celebrity judges include: Simon Cowell (“That totally sucks, Sean, but that’s good on this show”); SNL’s Seth Myers (“Nobody sucks more than I do”); and NBC’s Jeff Zucker, who we assume must be good at something because there’s no way to explain how he keeps his job, as NBC dropped to fourth from first.
“Two and a Half Men” features a weekly contest between three men to see who has the biggest and thickest. Producer David Spade, says, “Don’t bother trying out for 2 ? unless you have 8 ? , or you’ll be the half man instead of me.”
Don’t miss CBS’s revamped comedy “How I F—d Your Mother.” Star Neal Patrick Harris reveals that he knew he was gay as a youth because giving prostate exams came so naturally when he starred as Doogie Houser, M.D.
And I don’t need to explain the new plots for “The Big Bang Theory.” The title says it all. But, as BB’s character Sheldon says, “For those of you who don’t understand human anatomy, and the use of euphemism in the English language, the show will be all about carnal knowledge and the various means of achieving the reproductive paradigm.”
In “Desperate Whore Wives,” producer Marc Cherry doesn’t change a thing, except the title of the show. But he does re-hire Nicolette Sheridan, who is suing Cherry for killing off her character to retaliate against when she complained about a hostile work environment. Cherry makes her play the role of an aging madam called “Zsa Zsa Galore,” who is so old and wrinkled that she can only charge 99 cents a trick.
Ray Romano is back after a hiatus from his comedy hit “Everybody Loves Raymond.” In “Everybody Loves Dick.” Ray’s not living with Deborah and the kids. Now he’s with David Ducovny in a sex re-hab clinic, where all the guests are addicted to…dick.
Don’t get the show confused with “Everybody Hates a Dick,” starring Mel Gibson.
Robert DeKoven is a professor at California Western School of Law
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